Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Contains 1849 (with a curved planchet clip, as struck), 1850, 1851 (3), 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856. Grades range from VG8 to VF25, average F12

Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. No notable defects. E-MDS. Excellent eye appeal.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. There is a thin vertical nick right of star 3 and two horizontal ones under the left side of the N in CENT. E-MDS

Glossy chocolate and bluish steel brown. Frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only mark visible without a glass is a sm

Five points sharper with a fine pin scratch in the field over star 10 and a small rim nick at star 5, plus a trio of tiny rim nicks at the bottom of t

Frosty golden tan. The obverse is covered with microscopic specks of reddish chocolate toning, a small one right of star 4 the only speck visible wit

Mint red fading to steel brown, nearly half the red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Would rate a higher grade except for a dark olive stain at ERIC

Sharpness very near mint state but the obverse is covered with extremely fine hairlines with a similar scuff in the center of the reverse. These hair

Frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. A few light nicks in the field before the tip of the nose are the only marks. Sharply

Five points sharper with a very light rim bruise at star 12 and a half dozen spots of dark olive toning on the reverse, the largest of these at TA in

Frosty bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on both sides. There is a light diagonal nick on the chin, a light nick in the dentils under

Ten points sharper with some light contact marks, including light nicks on the throat, a nick on the right side of star 7, a hairline scratch from sta

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of sea-green overtone in protected areas. There is a patch of darker reddish chocolate toning between st

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse.

Bright mint red mellowing to steel brown, nearly two-thirds of the original color remaining. Would rate a slightly higher grade if not for some very l

Glossy light olive brown with golden brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and show only minor contact marks, including a sho

Frosty light to medium brown with fine flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Only a few faint contact marks, including an arcing h

Five points sharper with some very fine carbon dust at the dentils over TE in STATES and under ME in AMERICA. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. MDS.

Frosty bluish steel and chocolate brown with traces of faded mint color in protected areas. There is some delicate wood graining with lighter brown t

Slightly sharper with a nick on the eyebrow and a couple faint hairline scratches under star 3. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of fade

Choice glossy medium brown with flowline luster covering the fields. Virtually flawless. The best identifying mark is a small spot of darker olive b

Frosty medium brown with hints of faded mint color in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and attractive on the obverse, but the reverse is speck

Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown, at least 80% of the original color remaining. There are a couple very light contact marks in the fie

N-3 R1 EF40. LDS. N-6 R1 EF40. MDS. N-9 R2 EF40. EDS. N-19 R2 EF45. M-LDS, Newcomb's old #16. A couple are slightly sharper w...

N-14 R4 VF25. M-LDS. N-15 R2 VF30. MDS. N-17 R4+ VF35. MDS. N-18 R4 VF35. MDS. N-22 R4 VF35. MDS. N-27 R5- VG10. MDS. N-

Slightly sharper but there is a fine hairline scratch in the field before the face and a small, light rim bruise over the first T in STATES. Glossy m

Five points sharper with a few too many faint contact marks for the higher grade. These include a couple tiny nicks in the field over star 2 and some

Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned light brown with frosty reddish golden tan in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The on

Frosty steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas. The only marks are a thin nick in the field under star 10 and a thin, light nick or scuff

Glossy medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Close to AU55 but there are a dozen tiny rim nicks around th

Glossy medium brown and chocolate delicately mottled with reddish chocolate brown and olive tones, especially on the obverse. Sharpness slightly bett

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded mint color on the reverse. A small nick under star 7 and a fine hairline scratch under star

Mint state sharpness with a faint hairline scratch from the bust tip into the field under the chin plus some light nicks scattered about the obverse,

Glossy light golden steel brown and tan. Probably dipped and retoned but the eye appeal is excellent. The only mark is a small, barely visible speck

Lustrous bluish steel brown and mint red, nearly half the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. The only defects are a

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with steel brown highpoints. There is a very faint scuff in the fields around stars 8 & 9 and a tiny rim nick...

Glossy medium brown. No defects other than trivial nicks, close to EF45. M-LDS.

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with a swipe of darker toning on the rim at the top and bottom of the obverse. There is a dull rim nick under the se

Sharpness near AU55 but cleaned and retoned bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded artificial red remaining in protected areas. A dull nick show

Frosty medium brown with steel brown highpoints and flowline luster covering the fields. A tiny rim nick over star 6 is the only notable mark. M-LDS

Sharpness closer to mint state but there are a few small rim nicks on the obverse, mostly between stars 3 & 4 and at star 11. Frosty light stee...

Frosty medium brown with steel brown highpoints. The only notable marks are a tiny rim nick right of star 12 and a small spot of fine carbon in the d

Glossy medium brown. A small nick at the base of the neck and a splash of darker toning in the field over star 10 are the only marks. MDS.

Slightly sharper with some very faint hairline scratches on the cheek and neck. Frosty light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpo

Glossy medium brown with olive brown toning in protected areas. No significant marks, just some tiny nicks scattered about both sides. An attractive

Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. There is a tiny pinprick at the base of the bust above the 8 and

Slightly sharper with a few light contact marks, including a couple dull, light rim nicks at star 12 and another at star 2. Frosty light steel brown

Glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas and spots of darker olive toning on the reverse. A light vertical scrape in the d

N-22 R4+ VF30. EDS. N-23 R3 VF35. MDS. N-24 R3- VF35. MDS. N-30 R2 VF30. M-LDS. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects but a

N-27 R5- VF25. Rare EDS, die state a. N-36 R6- VG10. MDS. N-37 R4 VF30. E-MDS. N-40 R6- VG10. MDS. N-41 R4 VF35. M-LDS. A cou